WRITER
Thomas Mofolo
1876 - 1948

Thomas Mofolo
Thomas Mokopu Mofolo (22 December 1876 – 8 September 1948) is often regarded as the first African novelist. His body of work, which consists of three books composed between 1905 and 1910, were first written in Sesotho, and then widely translated. He is best known for his third book, Chaka, a fictional retelling of the story of the rise and fall of the Zulu emperor-king Shaka. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Mofolo is the 5,417th most popular writer (up from 5,790th in 2019). (up from 4,370th in 2019)
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Among WRITERS
Among writers, Thomas Mofolo ranks 5,417 out of 7,302. Before him are Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Sida Košutić, Elmer Rice, Mark Strand, James Cooke Brown, and John Greenleaf Whittier. After him are Iryna Vilde, Brigitte Reimann, M. R. James, Manuel Antônio de Almeida, Gabriele Kuby, and Katarina Frostenson.
Most Popular Writers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEduardo Acevedo Díaz
1851 - 1921
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5,411
Sida Košutić
1902 - 1965
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5,412
Elmer Rice
1892 - 1967
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5,413
Mark Strand
1934 - 2014
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 5,414
James Cooke Brown
1921 - 2000
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 5,415
John Greenleaf Whittier
1807 - 1892
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 5,416
Thomas Mofolo
1876 - 1948
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 5,417
Iryna Vilde
1907 - 1982
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5,418
Brigitte Reimann
1933 - 1973
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5,419
M. R. James
1862 - 1936
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5,420
Manuel Antônio de Almeida
1831 - 1861
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5,421
Gabriele Kuby
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5,422
Katarina Frostenson
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 5,423
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Thomas Mofolo ranks 179. Before him are Ernest Henry Wilson, Pyotr Konchalovsky, Stepan Erzia, Ásgrímur Jónsson, Sverre Hassel, and Elisabeth Moore. After him are Sidney Robinson, Pietro Speciale, Ernest Esclangon, Robert Yerkes, Gaston Peltier, and Cécile Tormay. Among people deceased in 1948, Thomas Mofolo ranks 171. Before him are Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim, Julius Curtius, Alice Salomon, István Barta, Wesley Clair Mitchell, and Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha. After him are René Benjamin, Joseph Wedderburn, George Milne, 1st Baron Milne, Samuel P. Bush, George Mehnert, and Vasily Kachalov.
Others Born in 1876
Go to all RankingsErnest Henry Wilson
EXPLORER
1876 - 1930
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 173
Pyotr Konchalovsky
PAINTER
1876 - 1956
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 174
Stepan Erzia
SCULPTOR
1876 - 1959
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 175
Ásgrímur Jónsson
PAINTER
1876 - 1958
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 176
Sverre Hassel
EXPLORER
1876 - 1928
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 177
Elisabeth Moore
TENNIS PLAYER
1876 - 1959
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 178
Thomas Mofolo
WRITER
1876 - 1948
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 179
Sidney Robinson
ATHLETE
1876 - 1959
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 180
Pietro Speciale
ATHLETE
1876 - 1945
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 181
Ernest Esclangon
ASTRONOMER
1876 - 1954
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 182
Robert Yerkes
PSYCHOLOGIST
1876 - 1956
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 183
Gaston Peltier
SOCCER PLAYER
1876 - 1951
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 184
Cécile Tormay
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1937
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 185
Others Deceased in 1948
Go to all RankingsAlexander Alfonsovich Grossheim
BIOLOGIST
1888 - 1948
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 165
Julius Curtius
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1948
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 166
Alice Salomon
ECONOMIST
1872 - 1948
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 167
István Barta
ATHLETE
1895 - 1948
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 168
Wesley Clair Mitchell
ECONOMIST
1874 - 1948
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 169
Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1948
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 170
Thomas Mofolo
WRITER
1876 - 1948
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 171
René Benjamin
WRITER
1885 - 1948
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 172
Joseph Wedderburn
MATHEMATICIAN
1882 - 1948
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 173
George Milne, 1st Baron Milne
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1866 - 1948
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 174
Samuel P. Bush
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1948
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 175
George Mehnert
WRESTLER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 176
Vasily Kachalov
ACTOR
1875 - 1948
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 177